Mounting for motors and the like



Aug. .27, 1935. c. H. LELAND 2,012,688

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Patented Aug. 2l, 1935 PATENT OFFICE v `2,012,638 MOUNTING Fon Mo'rons AND THE LIKE George H. Leland, Dayton, Ohio, assignor of onehali. to The Leland Electric Company, Dayton,

Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application ootobor 16, 1933, serlol No. 693,782

5 Claims. v(o1. 248-26) f bration absorbing mounting adapted to be invterposed between a motor frame and the sup- VIn theoperation of motors of sometypes .tor-

sional vibration is set up in the motor frame or casing and where the frame is directly mounted on the supporting device thisvibration is transmitted through thec supporting device to the structure on which the latter is mounted andv produces a noise which is very objectionable.

In Patent No. 1,790,159, granted to Leland and.

George on January 27, 1931, there is shown a mounting for such a motor' Whchis adapted to absorb vibrations and eitherfeliminate thev noise altogether or reduceit to a minimum but in that construction the supporting members extend into the frame of the motor and the vibration absorbing element is interposed between the inner end of the supporting member and an interior part of the frame. This construction is entirely satisfactory for motors of thev type there shown but it cannot be used with motors having a frame or casing which is closed or sealed against the entrance of dust, gases or `the like.

One object of the present yinventionl is toprovidea vibration absorbing mounting of such a character that it may be interposed between exthe device is described in detail.

. In the accompanying drawing'liig.` 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of al motor embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of such a motor, partly brolren away; Fig. 3 is a transverse section takenon the .line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

and Fig. 4 shows the invention applied to an apparatus yembodying a plurality of units. v

In this 'drawing I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention and have shown the X may take various forms and may beapplied to same as applied to a motor of a well known type.

It will be understood, however," that the mounting lmotorsor similar devices of various kinds.

1n that embodiment illustrates in. Figsito 3 the. motor comprises a closed frame or `casing` 5 which is mounted between uprightsupporting members 6, which, in the present instance, form part of a base. The motor casing is Yprovided at- .te'nding part of the motor frame.

each end with outwardly extending parts 1 which are preferably cylindrical in form and through which the motor shaft 8 extends, The upright supporting members 6 are arranged close to they ends of the motor frame and beneath lthe out- 5 wardly extending parts 1 thereof and are spaced from the parts 1 of the vframe. TheA upper ends of the supporting members may take various forms and, in the present construction, the upper e'nds of'these members are recessed as shown at 9 1o so that the sides of each supporting member extend above the bottom of the outwardly ex- Mounted on each upright supporting member 6 is a device III adapted to support a* vibration absorbing ele- 15 ment in engagement with the outwardly extending part of the motor frame. Preferably this device extends entirely about. the adjacent ,outwardly extending part 1 of the frame and an annular vibration ,absorbing member is inter- 20 posed between the opposed surfaces of the device IU and ofthe part 1 of the frame. In the construction here shown that part of the device I0 whichextends about -the part 1 of the frame is provided with an internal groove II and the 25 part 1 is provided with an exterior groove I2 arranged in opposed relation to the groove I I. The.

vibration' absorbing element may take various forms but it is here shown as an annular helical spr-ing I3 mounted in opposed grooves II and I2 30 and having individual coils of a. diameter somewhat. greater than the combined depth of the two grooves so that it will support the part 1 of the Y frame out of engagement with the device Ill. 1n the construction shown, the grooves-are Aof a width approximately equal to the diameter of vthe individual coils of the springend hence the springs also act as a locking device to hold the motor frame" against axial movement with relation Vto the supporting member VIi. Preferably 40 -the ends ofthe spring I3 are connected one to the other and the spring is of such a length that when Vseated-in `the groove I2 it will be placed under a tension suilicient to slightly separate the coils thereof, v"as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

. 45. The device I0 i's preferably formed dn two or lmore parts which may be separated toi'acilitate the assembly of 'the .mounting in the motor. As here slr/own, 'this device comprises two members Il and I5, preferably formed from plates of sheet metal, having theirlower portions flat-and' arranged face to face, and these flat portions of the members I( and I5 are lrigidly connected. one to the other and 'to the upright members B by screws I6. Each member, M and I5, has an annular 15 t-ation of the two members.

portion I1 extending about the outwardly projecting part of the frame. These annular por.- tions of the device diverge toward the part 'I of the frame sogas yto form in the device I a groove 5 extending circumferentially of the part I of the frame. In the present instance, the diverging parts of the two members are curved so as to form a groove which is substantially semicircular in cross section. Means are also provided for connecting together the upper parts of the annular annular portions I'I near the top thereof, thus providing each annular portion with taperedl flanges I8. One ange of the annular portion of I each member'is provided with a hook-like part I9 spaced some distance from the top thereof and so. arranged that when the two members are rotated in opposite directions the hook-like part I9 of each member will be moved beyond the end of the tapered end of the adjacent ange of the other member, thus permitting the hook-like part to be moved into line with said flange.' By then rotating the two members in opposite, directions the hook-like partsare caused to engage thel tapered flange and firmly connect the two members. After this is, done the two members are rigidly connected one to the other and to the uprights 6 by inserting the screws I6.

The-motor frame is held against rotation with relation to the supporting member 6 by means of a yieldable stop which is here shown as comprising a'stud 20 mounted inthe end wall of the frame, extending through an opening in one of the -upright members 6 and having mounted thereon. within the opening, a sleeve 2| of yieldable material, such as' rubber, which will prevent the vibrations from being transmitted from the stud to the upright member.A

As has been stated the inventionl may be applied to devices of various kinds and it is not limited in its use Yto a motor alone. InV F'ig. 4 I` have illustrated the invention as applied to a mechanism comprising 'a motor 22 and a compressor 23' directly connected with the motor, the

frames of the two unitsbeing, rigidly connected one to the other and constituting in eifect asinthe same, a device mounted on each of said upright members exteriorly of said frameand extending about the adjacentoutwardly extending part of said frame. said device and said part of said frame having opposed circumferential grooves, the grooved portion of said device comprising two separable parts, means for rigidly securing the two parts of said device one to the other and to said upright member, and a vibration absorbing element mounted in said grooves and supporting said part of said frame out of engagement with said device.

2. In a motor or the like comprising upright supporting members spaced one from the other, and a frame arranged between said upright members and having parts extending outwardly across Athe same, a device mounted on'each of 'said upright members and extending about said part of said frame, said device comprising two members arranged face to face and having those edge portions adjacent to said part of said frame diverging toward said part of said frame to 'provide said device with a groove extending about said part of saidvframe, said part of said frame having a groove arranged in opposed relation to the groove in said device, and a vibration absorbing element mounted in said opposed grooves and supporting said part of said frame out of engagement with said device.

3. In a motor or the like comprising upright supporting members spaced one from the other, and-a frame arranged between said upright members and having parts extending outwardly across the same, a device mounted on one of said upright in opposed relation to the groove 'in said device,

and an annular vibration absorbing element mounted in said opposed grooves .and supporting said part 4of 'said frame out of engagement with L said device. Y v

4. m a motor or tlelike comprising upright supporting members spaced one from the other, and a frame arranged between said, upright members andhaving parts extending outwardly across the same, a device mountedon one of said'upright members and comprising two members hav- `ing at portions arranged face to face and having axially alined annular portions extending A about and diverging toward the adjacent out- -wardly extending part of said frame, said annular portions having tapered flanges arranged exteriorlythereofand eachannular portion having a hook-like part arranged to be moved into overlapping engagement with the tapered flange oi' the other annular portionby the relative rotation of said members, means for detachably securing the flat portions of the`two members of said device one to the other and to said upright member, said part of said frame having a circumferential groove arranged in opposed relation to the groove in said device, and an annular "vibration absorbing element mounted'in said opposed 7| 55,/ gle frame or structure. This structure has at its y? ends outwardly extending parts 24 arranged above uprightsupporting members 25, between which the structure is mounted, and the mounting is arranged about this outwardly extending part and secured`to the upright members, as shown at 2.6, in the same manner 'as illustrated in Fig. 1. Y p

hile I have shown and described one embodimentof my invention, together with a minor` modication thereof, I wish it to be understood that I do notvdesire to be limited to the details hereof as various modifications may occurto a i. rson'skilled in the a'rt.-

Having -now fully described my invention, what 705 I claim as new and desire t9 secure by Letters Q Patent, is:

' e 1. In a motor or the like comprising upright supporti-ng members spaced one from the other,

' f and a frame anged betweerrsaid upright members and having parts extending outwardly across grooves and supporting said part of said frame out of engagement with said device.

5. In a motor or the like, a frame having at one end an outwardly extending circular part provided with a circumferential groove, a supporting member transverse to the axis of said part of said frame, a device carried by said member andhaving two parts provided with alined shaped to form between them a groove opposed to the groove in said part 'of said framefsaid parts of said device having interlocking portions A to detachably connect the same one to the, other. and an annular vibration absorbing member mounted in said grooves.

GEORGE H. LELAND. 

